{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-250.446","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 250.446","heading":"Notice of violation -- Hearing -- Administrative sanctions -- Prosecution in","body":"court -- Injunctive relief.\n(1) If it shall appear from the examination of any fertilizer that any of the provisions of\nKRS 250.361 to 250.451 or regulations issued thereunde r have been violated, the\ndirector shall notify the registrant, licensee, distributor, or processor from whom the\nsample was taken of the alleged violations and designate a time and place for an\ninformal hearing under administrative regulations promulgated  by the director. If it\nappears after the informal hearing, either in the presence or absence of the person so\nnotified, that any of the provisions of KRS 250.361 to 250.451 or administrative\nregulations promulgated thereunder have been violated, the direc tor may issue a\nletter of reprimand, levy a fine pursuant to KRS 250.990, or impose any other\nadministrative penalties or sanctions authorized under KRS 250.361 to 250.451.\nAny penalty or sanction imposed as a result of an informal hearing may be\nappealed, and upon appeal an administrative hearing shall be conducted in\naccordance with KRS Chapter 13B.\n(2) Nothing in KRS 250.361 to 250.451 shall be construed as requiring the director to\nreport for prosecution or for the institution of seizure proceedings min or violations\nof KRS 250.361 to 250.451, when he believes that the public interests will be best\nserved by a letter of reprimand.\n(3) If, after completing the hearing process contained in subsection (1) of this section,\nthe director has probable cause to b elieve that a criminal offense has been\ncommitted, he shall report the matter to the Attorney General or the county attorney\nof the county in which the alleged offense occurred. It shall be the duty of the\nAttorney General or appropriate county attorney to  whom any offenses are reported\nto cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction without delay.\n(4) The director may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or\npermanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate\nany of the provisions of KRS 250.361 to 250.451 or any administrative regulation\npromulgated under KRS 250.361 to 250.451, notwithstanding the existence of other\nremedies at law. The injunction shall be issued without bond.","path":["KRS Chapter 250"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=12148","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:03Z","sha256":"c0868460ce937dab782278afba4129f3ea5b363afdfb7e1f9f3b3fac7236ce2b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-250.441","next":"us-ky/krs-250.450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}